GOP Senator: ‘Tough (stuff)’ for jobless benefits

Using a stunning and ghastly display of Parliamentary Fu, the two-term piece of work and former Major League Baseball great repeatedly put up roadblocks for a bill that would extend and provide jobless benefits for 1.2 million Americans.

More from Huffington: And at one point during the debate, which dragged on till nearly midnight, Bunning complained of missing a basketball game.

“I have missed the Kentucky-South Carolina game that started at 9:00,” he said, “and it’s the only redeeming chance we had to beat South Carolina since they’re the only team that has beat Kentucky this year.

What a guy. Kentucky must be very proud of him.

Daily Democratic body countIt’s no walk at the beach for the Democrats, either.